Linked In Networking with Helping Friends

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1. Slide 1: Networking Powerful. Business. Connections.
2. Slide 2: Innovation, Supply, and Demand • Why Social Networking? – Lends a credible, yet personal touch to professional on line networking • Stay connected despite moves, changes, etc. • Relationships are key to business success. • Learn of new business partnerships and potentials of interest. – Create and Extend Markets, Opportunities, and Business Capabilities • Attracts Hits to your website. • Referrals to your business • Identify new service providers • Why LinkedIn? – Over 8 Million Registered Professionals. – 130 Industries represented. – Proven community and utility for business starting in venture capital. – Enhanced communications services for communicating business news and cultivating strategic relationships. – Who do you know that does ___?? Works at ___?? Do you know anyone for __??
3. Slide 3: Getting Started • Your Profile (Expertise, Offerings, Interests) – Complete your Profile (http://linkedin.com/in/dmular) – Endorse Personal Connections you respect and Request Endorsements. • Your Connections – Invite people you know to join your network with a personal message – http://www.askdavetaylor.com/how_do_i_invite_someone_to_join_my_linkedin_network.html • Career Portfolio and Business Relationship Benefits. • Get in touch and stay in touch with valued connections.
4. Slide 4: But there's more.. • Extend Connections (Expertise, Offerings) – Create New Contacts – Solve Business Problems – Create New Revenue Streams – Access to Targeted Business Experts – Credibility by association. • Business Creation, Maintenance and Partnership Benefits. • Create new contacts, get in touch and stay in touch with valued connections.
5. Slide 5: Solving Business Problems • Linked In Best Practices. – Recruiters find the Right Candidates • Search for Candidates • Reference Search • Other Useful Practices: – Search for Resources or Referrals from Groups • Know any CNC Machinists? (Keyword, filters) Keyword • Anyone in my groups? Proximity? Referral? • Business Creation, Maintenance and Partnership Benefits. • Create new contacts, get in touch and stay in touch with valued connections.
6. Slide 6: Workshop.. Discussion.. Q&A Share Experiences, Challenges, Ideas! • Questions or feedback on Profiles? • Questions or feedback on Groups? • Questions or feedback on How to Solve Business Problems? • Questions or feedback on Invitations or Requests? • Questions or feedback on Connections? If you have ideas, or questions share them on LinkedIn HFCN Yahoo Group at: http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/LinkedIn_HF_Careernetwork/
7. Slide 7: Extending your Reach • Linked In Groups – Unregistered groups exist through networking • Join LI HFCN for Business/Career Networking – Search registered groups on LinkedIn.com Groups. • Perhaps education or registered networking groups. • Business Example http://www.linkedin.com/static?key=promo_forbes • Use your Profile in Other Social Networking Groups • http://shurl.org/HFCNNetworkFavorites • Yahoo/Linked In Groups • http://shurl.org/LinkedInHFCN-YahooGroups • Network with others with common interest, extend connections, trade business •Yahoo Groups also have Links Sharing Directories and message boards! •If you would like us to share marketing of your groups or profiles as an example, contact Dawn Mular through http://linkedin.com.in/dmular
8. Slide 8: Other Resources • Contact me: – Dawn Mular mular@adelphia.net http://linkedin.com/in/dmular • Groups: – Linked In HFCN :http://shurl.org/LI_HFCN_invitation – My Linked In Power Forum: http://www.mylinkedinpowerforum.com/ • Linked In HFCN On Line Reference Library: http://1url.org/go/1HF_Library • Books: – Happy About Online Networking http://www.happyabout.info/onlinenetworking.php – Happy About LI for Recruiting: http://www.happyabout.info/linkedin4recruiting.php • Linked In HFCN supports individual and business profiles, blogs, and businesses. We are looking for “Networkers” to share their experience and leadership. ➢ ➢ We are open to Free Business Networking Presentations to offer our members. ➢ We also would like to highlight individual profiles of great leaders, got suggestions?